Rob Spence and Wesley Bunch, Hellroaring Basin
My annual winter sojourn to the Hellroaring Basin in Montana's Centennial Range is reminiscent of visiting an old friend.
Skinning up Miner Ridge
It is good to reconnect and relish many great memories while creating new ones.
Wesley Bunch enjoys 12" of fresh snow
Rob Spence, Tin Cup Pass
Rob and Wes prepare for yet another powder run
Enjoying the simple life in the Nemesis Hut
To enjoy and be thankful for the simple life: a roof, wood stove, friendship and powder snow.
Rob and Fryxell breaking trail
"Powder Hounds"
On route to Wolverine Pass
After traveling around the world I find solace in the wildlands that surround my home in the Greater Yellowstone.
Looking down into the Centennial Valley
The Centennial Range is unique in the region in that it runs east to west along the Continental Divide creating a vital wildlife corridor between the Greater Yellowstone, Central Idaho, and Northern Montana.
Skiing along the Continental Divide
Rob Spence, Mt Jefferson Roadless Area
Backcountry skiers have long advocated the wildness of Hellroaring Drainage and the Montana side of Mt Jefferson be forever protected as Wilderness.
Wes earns his turns
Tracking the Untracked
Approaching the summit of Reas Peak
Wes skiing "Adios"
Mt Jefferson
During my 2010 visit to Hellroaing Basin I was accompanied by Andy Tyson, Molly Loomis Tyson, and Russell Scott. We enjoyed spring conditions and ski descents of Red Rock Mountain, Mount Jefferson and Nemesis Mountain.
Tim Bennet and Hellroaring Ski Adventures manages the Nemises Hut. The area has been the site of several avalanche incidents. Caution along with avalanche safety training is highly recommended.
I love the view of the Centennials you get when driving north towards West, Bozeman, etc... I swear there's a "Hellroaring" drainage in every mountain range in Montana.
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